+33 Opportunistic Lending Interview 16 2y
0 Private Equity? 1 4y
+185 Response to 'PE Associate Jumps to Death' -> Resources and Tips for those who may be struggling 22 4y
+7 PE -> Corp. Dev. 2 4y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Monroe Capital LLC - Interview - Valuation Data 4y
+3 Private Credit FoF? 5 1y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Who from the PE firms conduct interviews during on-cycle recruiting? 1 4y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 Mercato Partners 3 4y
+9 Profits Interest Negotiation 4 4y
+27 How do you answer the “what do you do” question? 19 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+10 How do I decide who and or which firm I want to work for? 1 4y
0 Indeed - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Pharus Advisors - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Susquehanna Growth Equity - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Inverness Graham Investments - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+285 PE Associate Jumps to Death / Discussion on Mental Health 45 2y
0 PE Lateraling - Switching Industries 1 4y
0 Shore Capital Partners - Interview - NA Data 4y
+44 PE feeling like banking 2.0 23 2y
0 Partners Group - Review - Industrials Data 4y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
+10 Falfurrias Capital Partners. 8 4y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 4y
+30 Business Development Role at PE Firm 32 1y
0 OFFICIAL POLL IB VS PE prestige level 5 4y
+3 Benefit of long-dated / permanent capital funds? 1 4y
+65 Sketchiest PE Shops 86 7mo
+6 Sophisticated / Accredited Investors Co-Investment Deal Flow 1 4y
+9 Consulting to private equity 1 4y
0 FOCUS Bankers - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+17 How do I crush it in Private Credit? 5 4y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Interview - Private Banking Data 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Interview - Investor Relations Data 4y
+12 London offer decision help 2 4y
+7 0000 9 4y
+9 how do the lemmings decide first 1 4y
+7 Charlottesville, VA 3 4y
+11 PE SUPERDAY 1 4y
0 BX SP 22 1 4y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Special Situations Group Data 4y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 4y
+7 what does it mean to be a board member [linkedin] ?? 8 4y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Venture Capital Data 4y
+12 Urgent help!! infra model test 4 4y
+12 MS Private Equity (Expansion Capital) Info/Culture/Comp/Reputation 7 3w
+9 Paceline Equity Case Study 1 4y
0 Paragon Capital Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 I’m starting my first PE internship in a week, how do I do well? 1 4y
0 Accel-KKR - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Reference issues 1 4y
+15 Blackstone GSO /KKR/Apollo Private Credit vs Other PE 11 4y
0 GS MBD Credit London 2 4y
0 Capital Markets Before PE? 2 4y
+5 Working abroad as an American 3 4y
+3 LGP Culture/Hours 4 4y
+10 PE Rollup Interview 2 4y
0 How important is a reference from your employer for post-HSW recruiting? 4 4y
+6 PE VP/Senior Associate Lateral Timing Strategy 7 3y
+6 BX perks in London 7 3y
+6 As an Investor what are items to look for to decide to invest debt or equity? 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Thoughts on remote interview for on-cycle 2022? 1 4y
0 Performance Based comp for PE Intern -- Bullshit? 3 4y
+2 Exit Opps at BX REPE 9 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+15 Are they legit? sweaterventures.com 2 4y
+80 What good does private equity bring to the world ? 44 4y
+7 Got this message on Friday evening after my final interview rounds at BlackRock: "I would like to give you a quick call on Monday morning to discuss the outcome of your interview" 12 1y
+18 Making the jump from litigation to PE? 5 4y
0 The Riverside Company - updated info? 6 4y
+60 Dealing with Uncertainty / Burnout as a First Year Associate 20 3y
+13 Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) spring tech PE internship 10 4y
+17 Profits Interest 7 4y
0 PE CASE STUDY MATERIALS OR PRECEDENTS 2 4y
+30 What does it take to land PE analyst out of undergrad? 31 4y
+3 Career Setbacks 1 4y
0 Lion Capital - Interview - Infrastructure Data 4y
+11 How to value properties overseas - DCF (?) 9 4y
0 Understanding Most Common PE Businesses 1 4y
+7 777 Partners in Miami 13 4y
+4 London MM PE offer - is this fair comp? 3 4y
+11 Pension Fund career trajectory 5 2y
0 Portco to fund 1 4y
0 Stopped getting Henkel Search Partners emails 1 4y
0 Commonfund - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+5 Real options valuation? 1 4y
+7 LP led secondaries 5 4y
+3 To those in PE, GE, Late Stage Venture - do you feel always on call? 6 4y
+15 Private Credit/DL Landscape 11 4y
+6 325MM L/S HF vs. 1.9b PE 4 4y
+10 Altas / Onex / Brookfield PE (Headhunters / Comp)? 4 3y
+10 Del 1 3y
+3 PE Secondaries 2 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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